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cheiloscopy

cheiloscopy noun: the (typically forensic) examination of traces left by lips.

Noun

cheiloscopy (uncountable)

  1. The (typically forensic) examination of traces left by lips

Origin of cheiloscopy

From cheilo- + -scopy.

Questions about cheiloscopy

What does cheiloscopy mean?
Cheiloscopy means the (typically forensic) examination of traces left by lips.
What part of speech is cheiloscopy?
Cheiloscopy is a noun.

Words near cheiloscopy in the dictionary

  1. cheiloproclitic
  2. cheilorhinoplasties
  3. cheilorhinoplasty
  4. cheilorrhaphy
  5. cheiloschisis
  6. cheiloscopy
  7. cheilosis
  8. cheilostom
  9. cheilostomal
  10. cheilostomatal
  11. cheilostomatan

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